I love this photo from Pakin atoll, one of the outer islands of Pohnpei. It is nice to see this family enjoy the refreshing and plentiful rain, especially considering that Pakin has been known to run out of fresh water supplies in the past. Hidden under vegetation in the atoll forest are remains of PVC pipes used to pump water from a relief ship to the island during one of the past droughts.
This picture was taken on an outer island. It shows the three key components of a rainwater catchment system as used in the FSM. The roof acts as catchment that captures the rainwater, gutters provide the transfer mechanism, and the tank serves as storage. The green plastic tank looks new and very nice, but there are still some potential problems with this system. Do you notice anything that could be improved?